Opera Crosswrod

2. A large group of organized singers that performs together with an orchestra
3. the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
6. a form of Bravo
8. An introduction to something
10. a female singer with a voice pitched between soprano and contralto.
15. a soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages, trills and difficult runs.
16. a voice, instrument, or part below the highest range and above tenor, in particular.
17. in a smooth, flowing manner, without breaks between notes.
20. A current theme throughout a musical
21. with each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others.
22. the volume of a sound or note in music
24. a large keyboard musical instrument with a wooden case enclosing a soundboard and metal strings, which are struck by hammers when the keys are pressed.
25. a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range.
26. Used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well

1. An introductory piece of music
4. a song for solo voice, often designed to show off a singer's vocal ability.
5. A range of the male singing voice higher than bass and lower than tenor.
7. a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music.
9. A genre of Opera
11. a speechlike, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera.
12. what the conductor of the orchestra uses to lead an opera or musical. The score contains both the music and the vocal parts.
13. an estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on a study of present ones.
14. The text of an opera or other long song
18. a theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, costumes, scenery, and sometimes, dance.
19. A thing at which someone excels
22. a song written for two voices
23. A type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types.
26. a voice, instrument, or sound of the lowest range, in particular